High Holiday Dinner/Break-Fast Matchmaking
ICYMI, Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Sunday, September 29, and Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday, October 8. The holidays continue with Sukkot, which begins on the evening of Oct. […]
August 19, 2019
August 14, 2019
Jews Say “Close the Camps” on Tisha B’av
Fifty Jewish groups across the United States assembled in protest of ICE on a day of mourning, Tisha B’av. United We Dream, an immigrant-led organization, asked allies to hold vigils […]
May 31, 2019
June 2019 Get the Folk Out
What a great month to get out and celebrate, friends. June means we’re officially starting summer, complete with Shavuot and Pride! We’ve got tons of good times coming for both, […]
May 21, 2019
Inside The Israeli High Holidays
JERUSALEM – It was surreal; the elderly French man reminded me of my grandfather. Bald and small, with the kind and worn face of a beardless Polish Jew, as if […]
April 19, 2019
Evaluating Our Own Pharaohs
Today on the train, there was a homeless man. He stepped onto the train and announced his name and made a brief speech asking anyone had any food, water, or […]
April 17, 2019
Matzah Vs. Jellybeans
I grew up in a traditional conservative Jewish home. Both my parents are Jewish. I was raised Jewish. I observed all the Jewish holidays, went to Sunday School and Hebrew […]
April 12, 2019
April 5, 2019
Support Passover for All
JFS has a tradition of bringing our supporters and those in need together so more families can celebrate Passover.
March 19, 2019
February 8, 2019
Behind The Scenes Of Beth El’s Tu B’Shevat Seder
What does it take to put on a one-of-a-kind event for a less-than-well-known holiday? Or asking top local chefs to step outside of their comfort zones to cook in a […]